taxonID	type	description	language	source
100287B7FFB7FF80FE8EFB5EDDCAF8BA.taxon	description	The elongate form of the egg is similar to that of Pachymerus nucleorum (Fabricius), some Acanthoscelides Schilsky and some Sennius (Bondar 1937; Terán & L’Argentier 1979; L’Argentier & Terán 1980; Wightman & Southgate 1982; Ribeiro­Costa & Costa 2002). Terán and L’Argentier (1979) when describing the egg of S. laminifer, wrote that the egg enlargement corresponded with the size of the larva head. Egg anchoring strands are common in Sennius. Bondar (1937) commented that the eggs of Sennius lateapicalis, S. subdiversicolor and S. laminifer have two elongated anchoring strands at each end and it is surrounded by numerous anchoring strands. Center and Johnson (1973) observed numerous anchoring strands on the eggs of S. morosus and S. simulans, while eggs of S. medialis have only two anchoring strands at each end. Ribeiro­ Costa and Costa (2002) also observed that eggs of Sennius leptophyllicola are surrounded by numerous anchoring strands. Anchoring strands appear in eggs of other genera of Bruchinae, like Caryedes minor (Pic), Merobruchus julianus (Horn), Acanthoscelides bicoloripes (Pic) and A. nigronotaticeps (Pic) (Bondar 1931, 1937; Forister & Johnson 1970; L’Argentier & Terán 1980).	en	Caron, Edilson, Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S., Linzmeier, Adelita M. (2004): The egg morphology of some species of Sennius Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) based on scanning electron micrographs. Zootaxa 556: 1-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157911
100287B7FFB5FF86FE8EFEC3DA44FBBC.taxon	description	The egg of S. bondari has already been described by Ribeiro­Costa (1998), however not based on scanning electron micrographs. For this author, the ornamented areas of the membrane are restricted to the lateral borders. Moreover, the eggs were smaller than recorded in the present paper, which is possible because egg size is highly plastic and very subject to maternal effects (Credland 1992; Fox 2000; Fox et al. 1997 a, b; Fox et al. 2001). An ornamented membrane has been reported on the eggs of other species of Bruchinae, like Acanthoscelides argillaceus (Sharp), Bruchidius atrolineatus (Pic), Caryedon serratus (Olivier) and some species of Amblycerus Thunberg (Bondar 1937; Terán & L’Argentier 1979; Pfaffenberger 1979; Wightman & Southgate 1982; Biémont et al. 1982; Ribeiro­Costa 1998). The characteristic of the membranous flange that surrounds the egg, is not unique to S. bondari, appearing, for example, in Caryedon serratus, Gibbobruchus mimus, Neltumius texanus (Schaeffer), Pectinibruchus longiscutus Kingsolver, Pygiopachymerus lineola, Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman), some species of Amblycerus, some species of Callosobruchus Pic, some species of Megacerus and some species of Stator Bridwell (Johnson & Kingsolver 1975; Johnson 1978; Pfaffenberger 1979, 1981, 1986; Terán & L’Argentier 1979; Wightman & Southgate 1982, Pfaffenberger et al. 1984; L’Argentier 1990; Ribeiro­ Costa 1998; Johnson et al. 2001; Ribeiro­Costa & Costa 2002). Nevertheless, in those species, the flange is irregular, except in Stator vachelliae Bottimer, on which the flange is serratulate; in Sennius bondari the flange is undulate.	en	Caron, Edilson, Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S., Linzmeier, Adelita M. (2004): The egg morphology of some species of Sennius Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) based on scanning electron micrographs. Zootaxa 556: 1-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157911
100287B7FFB2FF87FE8EFB53DB20FE3C.taxon	description	Due to its ovoid form, the egg of S. nappi is more similar to the egg of S. bondari when compared to the other Sennius that have elongated eggs. An ornamented membrane is found in other bruchine species as already quoted in this work. Nevertheless, the type of the ornamentation, composed of small triangles, is described for the first time. The flange of the membrane that surrounds the egg of S. nappi is irregular, similar to those found in some other species of Bruchinae (Johnson & Kingsolver 1975; Johnson 1978; Pfaffenberger 1979, 1981, 1986; Terán & L’Argentier 1979; Wightman & Southgate 1982; Pfaffenberger et al. 1984; L’Argentier 1990; Ribeiro­Costa 1998; Johnson et al. 2001; Ribeiro­Costa & Costa 2002). The tube with a small aperture occurs in some species of Callosobruchus. This structure is used as a route between the exterior and interior of the egg for exchange of respiratory gases and water loss or uptake (Wightman & Southgate 1982; Credland 1992; Daniel & Smith 1994). The morphology of this tube is used for species identification as in the case of Callosobruchus (Wightman & Southgate 1982), or for identification of strains (Daniel & Smith 1994).	en	Caron, Edilson, Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele S., Linzmeier, Adelita M. (2004): The egg morphology of some species of Sennius Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) based on scanning electron micrographs. Zootaxa 556: 1-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.157911
